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Originally Posted by RichardR
I do have a follow up question though.
It has been suggested that the alignment being referred to on 12/21/12 would be that the Sun will be in conjunction with the intersection of the ecliptic and the plane of the Milky Way, at that time.
Does this make sense to anyone?
This website gives you some details, if you can wade through it all. |
All that this refers to is the winter solstice, the start of winter, the shortest day of the year. It's an annual event every December 22 (not the 21st). Yes, it's also one of two spots where the ecliptic crosses the galactic equator, the other being the summer solstice on June 21. I'm not sure what the date of the Mayan calender turn-over is, but if it is 23 Dec 12, then it sounds as if someone shifted the date a couple of days to make it coincide with the solstice and make their pet crackpot idea work out.
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